Molecular diversity and characterization of tetracycline-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from a poultry processing plant

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 574-579

  Huys, Geert ^a   D'Haene, Klaas ^a   Van Eldere, Johan ^c   Von Holy, Alexander ^d   Swings, Jean ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c REGA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CLONING; DNA; GENES; POPULATION STATISTICS;

FILTER MATING; FINGERPRINTING; POULTRY PROCESSING PLANTS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL DNA; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; METICILLIN; MINOCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

MICROBIOLOGY; POULTRY;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHICKEN; CLONE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MACHINE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHICKENS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 12244279966     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.1.574-579.2005     Document Type: Article

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